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  1. Ian C Cat

    Junot Diaz: The Brief And Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao

    Interesting that you're mentioning that Oscar is kind of age-specific. I've got to say that I loved it for that reason, that it was written for a kind of Gen X/Millenial Geeky generation who were just crawling out of their twenties. I found that refreshing. It begs the question whether books are...
  2. Ian C Cat

    Looking for Multi-Genre recommendations...

    Hi Broken Bullet, I would like to second the very good suggestions by Richard Hannay, and also add some of the contemporary scene. Detectives investigating supernatural situations are pretty popular in Urban Fantasy. Check out Ben Aaronovitch's 'Rivers of London' and Jim Butcher's 'Dresden...
  3. Ian C Cat

    Do Young Authors Write Differently in a Visual Age?

    Ooops, sorry Meadow! Is something like this okay: [Ian at Collectiblecat.com]
  4. Ian C Cat

    Do Young Authors Write Differently in a Visual Age?

    Hi Book and Reader, glad to be here! I'd have to say that some do, some don't. There are still some very lyrical and descriptive authors coming through, (just look at The Time Traveller's Wife) but also there are many young writers who are embedding their visual language into their stories. I...
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